HB 1017

Frederick County – Mental Health Law – Assisted Outpatient Treatment Pilot Program

Sponsor: Delegate Young, K.Committee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: Public HealthStatus: Hearing 3/09 at 3:00 p.m. (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Assisted Outpatient Treatment Pilot Program in Frederick County; defining 'assisted outpatient treatment' as a specific regimen of outpatient treatment for a mental health disorder to which an individual is ordered by the court to adhere.

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Testimony (41)

MGA witness list

FAV 21FavorableFWA 4Favorable with amendmentsUNF 13UnfavorableINFO 3Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Nash, Philip Tajitsu	Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mondoro, Lisa	Boys & Girls Clubs of Anne Arundel County	Oral
FAV	Cyphers, Moiralobbyist	Compass Government Relations	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Gardner, Jan	Frederick County Executive	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Lewis Young, Karen	Maryland General Assembly	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Frey, Leslie	Montgomery County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fitzpatrick, Terry	NAMI	Written (PDF)
FAV	Burton, Evelyn	Schizophrenia and Psychosis Action Alliance	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Grossi, Jeffreylobbyist	Sheppard Pratt	Written (PDF)
FAV	Eichenberger, Marianne	residence	Written (PDF)
FAV	Beck, Gina	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Young, K., Delegate Young, K.legislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Halpin, Lisa	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Martin, Lowell	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Martin, Marilyn	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Robert, Michael	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Smith, Eric	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Smith, Kathleen	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Stettin, Brian	Individual	Oral
FAV	White, Shakeemah	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Woodward, Amanda	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Breidenstine, Adriennelobbyist	Behavioral Health System Baltimore	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Sandi, April	Global Necessity Corporation	Written (PDF)
UNF	McCabe, Carroll	MARYLAND OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDER	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Geddes, Annlobbyist	Maryland Coalition of Families	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Elalamy, Sara	Maryland Judiciary	Written (PDF)
UNF	Martin, Dan	Mental Health Association of Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Lotridge, Keith	Office of the Public Defender,	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Livshin, Michelle	On Our Own of Maryland Inc	Written (PDF)
UNF	Rouse, Katie	On Our Own of Maryland, Inc.	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Coster, Rodney	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Foxman, Karen	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Morgan, Melinda	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Roskes, Erik	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Tompsett, Thomas	Harris Jones & Malone	Written (PDF)
FWA	Bennett, Debra	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Richardson, Charles	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Rolfes, Kristina	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
INFO	Walker, Andrea	Frederick County Health Department	Written (PDF)
INFO	Kehlbeck, Christy	On Our Own of Frederick County, Inc.	Written (PDF)
INFO	Edelman, Janet	Retired	Oral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF)FAV 1

Behavioral Health System BaltimoreUNF 1

Boys & Girls Clubs of Anne Arundel CountyFAV 1

Compass Government RelationsFAV 1

Frederick County ExecutiveFAV 1

Frederick County Health DepartmentINFO 1

Global Necessity CorporationUNF 1

Harris Jones & MaloneFWA 1

Maryland Coalition of FamiliesUNF 1

Maryland General AssemblyFAV 1

Maryland JudiciaryUNF 1

MARYLAND OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDERUNF 1

Mental Health Association of MarylandUNF 1

Montgomery CountyFAV 1

NAMIFAV 1

Office of the Public Defender,UNF 1

On Our Own of Frederick County, Inc.INFO 1

On Our Own of Maryland IncUNF 1

On Our Own of Maryland, Inc.UNF 1

residenceFAV 1

RetiredINFO 1

Schizophrenia and Psychosis Action AllianceFAV 1

Sheppard PrattFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVCyphers, MoiraCompass Government RelationsRegistered for: American Clean Power; American Clean Power Association (ACP)

FAVGrossi, JeffreySheppard PrattRegistered for: Sheppard Pratt Health Systems

UNFBreidenstine, AdrienneBehavioral Health System BaltimoreRegistered for: Behavioral Health System Baltimore

UNFGeddes, AnnMaryland Coalition of FamiliesRegistered for: Mental Health Association of Maryland; Maryland Coalition of Families